07-05-2025
The Gang of Three review — an uneven portrait of 1970s Labour
At its sharpest, this portrait of conspiratorial Labour politicians of the 1970s has a touch of Yes Minister. Cue lots of contented chortles among wonkish members of the audience on press night at the King's Head Theatre in London. For anyone who remembers the heyday of flying pickets, Weekend World and endless conference feuds, there's enough here to make an amiable evening.
True, Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky's portrait of three heavyweights — Denis Healey, Roy Jenkins and Tony Crosland — does begin to run out of momentum before the end. If this were a ministerial speech, the last ten minutes would include a set of glowing statistics about the increased output of Austin Maxis on the British Leyland production line.
But the actors
